Austin had never seen anything so beautiful as his ranch all lit up. The sleigh on the roof made a boyish giddiness rise through him. The eight tiny reindeer weren’t so tiny when he’d put them up, but they looked absolutely perfect poised in front of the sleigh.
Red, white, and green lights ran in stripes from the pinnacle of the roof to the rain gutters, the perfect accent to Santa and his sleigh.
“Let’s load up,” Austin said, and everyone started heading back to the trucks they’d come in. He looked around for Shay, finally finding her as she hurried down the front steps. He helped her into the back of Robin’s truck, where Dylan and Hazel had already cozied up together, their backs resting against the windows of the cab.
Austin sat next to his brother, leaving a sliver of space for Sha
